Dr. Muhammad Iqbal, fondly called Allama Iqbal, was a multi-faceted personality. One of the prominent figures in Urdu literature, Dr. Iqbal was a poet, philosopher and a politician, who is believed to have inspired the Pakistan movement in British India.

Knighted by King George in 1922, Dr. Iqbal studied law and philosophy in England. He is revered for his Persian works as well. In this article, I shall try to examine the ideology of Dr. Iqbal, not through my opinion but some of his famous works.

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Iqbal, a socialist:

Uttho Meri Duniya Ke Ghareebon Ko Jaga Do

Kakh E Umra Ke Dar O Deewar Hila Do

Rise and rouse my world’s wretched ones

Shake fiercely the palaces of the rich ones

Jis Khait Se Dahqaan Ko Muyassar Na Ho Rozi

Uss Khait Ke Har Khosha E Gandum Ko Jala Do

Scorch every cluster of wheat in the field

That denies livelihood to the tilling ones

Iqbal, a nationalist:

Tang Aa Ke Main Ne Akhir Dair-o-Haram Ko Chora

Waaiz Ka Waaz Chora, Chore Tere Fasane

Sickened, from both your temple and our shrines I have run,
Alike our preachers’ sermons and your fond myths I shun.

Granted that I am not worthy of your Sight
You should look at my zeal, and look at my perseverance

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